Both African Legends Cup of Nations finalists were teammates in Catalonia from 2007 to 2009, during a glorious era for the Spanish giants
When Barcelona signed Yaya Toure from Monaco in summer 2007, it was with the intention of wresting La Liga back from their biggest rivals Real Madrid.
The Ivorian was one of four first-team signings made by Frank Rijkaard going into 2007/08, as the Blaugrana sought to bounce back after throwing away a six-point lead in the previous campaign to miss out on a third successive league title to Madrid, undone by the irksome head-to-head rule on the final day.